Pinball Fantasy 1997

Riviera Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada

This was a great show for players of all skill levels. I took pictures of some of the games and am posting them as I get them snappied so check back for more. My favorite games that I played there were Medieval Madness, Whodunnit, and Go Girl. I'm not even sure that any pictures of these games turned out but I'll post some links soon for more information about these great games.

The highlights of the show were 1)the friendly people(pinballers are usually great people 2)the fun games(oldies, newies, fantasy games, whatever you like) 3)the Lonnie Mihin flyer sale ($2/each) and free stuff at the end of the show and 4)the people.

If you are a pinhead (that's a good thing) and you ever get a chance to go to a pinball show, do your self a favor and go. It's really fun and will be worth the time spent. The next opportunity will be Pinball Expo November 13-16 (I think) in Chicago,IL. I hope you'll be there. :)

Here are pictures of some of the great games there:

Aloha /No. 62/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , November 1961, 2 players Model number: 183 Production run: 1700 Design: Wayne Neyens Art: Roy Parker

Andromeda /No. 73/ Game Plan, Inc. , September 1985, 4 players Art: Paul Faris

Asteroid Annie and the Aliens /No. 98/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company, August 1980, 1 player Model number: 442 Production run: 211 Design: John Buras Notes: 'Asteroid Annie' was the last single player machine produced.

Click on here to see a picture of BMX playfield

BMX /No. 335/ Bally Manufacturing Corporation, November 1982, 4 playersModel number: 1276 Production run: 406 Theme: Sports - Bicycling Design: Ward Pemberton Art: Greg Freres Photos: AT(127), LSB(87) Images: Backglass, Playfield

for a better view of the Dixiland backglass, click on this picture

Dixieland /No. 692/ Bally Manufacturing Corporation, October 10, 1967, 1 player Model number: 817 Production run: 1800 Theme: Happiness - Music Features: Zipper Flippers Art: Christian Marche Photos: PB1(19), PA(54) Images: Backglass, Playfield

Flying Turns /No. 910/ Midway Manufacturing Co. , 1963, 2 players Specialty: Bat Game Theme: Sports - Auto Racing Toys: Backbox animation (racing cars advanced by playfield targets) Photos: AT(75)

Gemini /No. 995/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company,November 1978, 2 players Model number: 418 Production run: 300 Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Gordon Morison Notes: Electromechanical Design

Go Girl (click on the above picture for the Go Girl website)-(Here is a picture of me with a curly red wig.:)

Goin' Nuts /No. 1021/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company, 1983, 4 players Production run: 10 Theme: Fantasy Toys: Three ball multiball at the start of each ball Notes: 'Goin' Nuts' never made it into production Photos: AT(128)

for a better view of the Jack in the Box backglass, click on this picture

Jack In The Box /No. 1277/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , May 1973, 4 players Model number: 339 Production run: 8300 Theme: Happiness - Circus/Carnival Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Gordon Morison Photos: PT(Volume 3 Issue 3), PM(74), PB1(6) Images: Backglass

Click here for a picture of Just 21's playfield

Just 21 /No. 1344/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , January 1950, 1 player Model number: 30 Design: Harry Mabs Art: Roy Parker Images: Backglass, Playfield

for a better view of the backglass of King Kong, click on this picture

King Kong /No. 3194/ Data East USA, Inc., June 1990, 4 players Production run: 9 Images: Backglass

Krull /No. 1397/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company, February 1983, 4 players Model number: 676 Production run: 10 Theme: Fantasy - Licensed Theme Features: Three Levels Toys: Bottom playfield viewed through reducing lens Design: John Trudeau Notes: 'Krull' never went into production Photos: AT(126)

Click here to see a picture of the playfield of Lady Robin Hood

Lady Robin Hood /No. 1406/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , January 31, 1948, 1 player Model number: 2 Production run: 6000 Design: Harry Mabs Art: Roy Parker Images: Backglass, Playfield

Loch Ness Monster /No. 1465/ Game Plan, Inc. , November 1985, 4 players Production run: Never Produced Design: Mike Kubin Art: Seamus McLaughlin Photos: AT(128)

Mibs /No. 1589/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , October 1969, 1 player Model number: 284 Production run: 2200 Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Art Stenholm Images: Overall view, Playfield

For a better view, bug Williams - I can't find a flyer yet but click here and you can look yourself.

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Odds & Evens /No. 1692/ Bally Manufacturing Corporation, August 13, 1971, 1 player Model Number: 925 Production run: 2570 Theme: Cards/Gambling Design: Ted Zale Art: Dave Christensen Notes: 'Odds & Evens' was the single player version of 'Monte Carlo' Photos: PP(90,96)

Click here for a picture of the Olympics playfield - it's pretty.

Olympics /No. 1713/ Williams Manufacturing Company, May 5, 1952, 1 player Model number: 71 Photos: PP(117) Images: Backglass, Playfield

Click here to see a picture of the Paul Bunyan playfield

Paul Bunyan /No. 1768/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , September 1968, 2 players Model number: 245 Production run: 1900 Theme: Fantasy - Myth and Legend Features: Flippers(6) Design: Wayne Neyens Art: Art Stenholm Images: Backglass, Playfield

Rat Race /No. 3718/ Williams Electronics, Inc., January 1983 Model number: 527 Production run: 2

For a better view of the Road Runner backglass, click on this picture

Road Runner /No. 3517/ Atari, Inc., 1979, 4 players Production run: Never Produced Theme: Licensed Theme Features: Flippers(3), Pop Bumpers(2) Notes: Road Runner' used the Atari system 3 board which was never mass produced Images: Backglass, Playfield

For a much better view of Rotation VIII, click on this picture

Rotation VIII /No. 2019/ Midway Manufacturing Co. , 1978, 4 players Model number: 627 Specialty: Cocktail Table Machine Theme: Billiards Design: Ron Haliburton Art: Rich Scafidi Photos: AT(97) Images: Machine

Sinbad /No. 2159/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company, May 1978,4 players Model number: 412 Production run: 12950 Theme: Fantasy - Myth and Legend Features: Drop Targets(10), bumpers(2), rollovers(4), bullseye targets(2), stacked flippers(4), swing target(1) Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Gordon Morison Notes: Sinbad' was produced in both 2,000 electronic and 950 electromechanical models Photos: PM(139), SK(June/July 1995), SB(77) Source: Machine - Tiffany Bloxom(temp@leper.tamu.edu)

Click here for a picture of the Sing Along playfield

Sing Along /No. 2160/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , October 1967, 1 player Model number: 237 Production run: 3300 Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Art Stenholm Notes: 'Sing Along' was the replay version of 'Melody' Photos: AT(80), PT(Volume 1 Issue 2), P1(235), PP(52), M33(;Head) Images: Backglass, Playfield

Spectrum /No. 2274/ Bally Manufacturing Corporation, August 1982, 4 players Model number: 1262 Production run: 994 Theme: Fantasy Design: Claude Fernandez Art: Margaret Hudson Photos: LSB(80)

Click here for a picture of the Spin-A-Card playfield

Spin-A-Card /No. 2288/ D. Gottlieb & Co. , February 1969, 1 player Model number: 265 Production run: 2650 Theme: Cards/Gambling Design: Ed Krynsky Art: Art Stenholm Notes: "Spin-A-Card" is the replay version of 'Hearts and Spades' Images: Backglass, Playfield, Overview

For a better view of the Spirit of 76 backglass, click on this picture

Spirit of 76 /No. 2294/ Micro Games , 1975, 2 players Notes: Spirit of 76' was the first digital (non-relay based) machine. The playfield was so unattractive that very few were sold. Photos: AT(91) Images: Backglass, Playfield

for a better view of the Super Flipper backglass, click on this picture

Super Flipper /No. 2432/ Chicago Coin Machine Mfg. Co., 1975, 1 player Model number: 458 Theme: Outer Space Toys: Video Game disguised as a pinball machine Notes: First video pinball, with real flipper buttons, ball shooter and pinball cabinet. Photos: PB2(149), AT(101) Images: Backglass, Playfield

for a better view of Thunderball, click on this picture

Thunderball /No. 2554/ Williams Electronics, Inc., April 1983, 4 players Model number: 508 Production run: Never Produced Design: Mark Ritchie Art: Connie Mitchell Notes: 'Thunderball' never went into production Photos: AT(127) Images: Overall view

TKO /No. 2575/ D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company, March 1979,1 player Model number: 426 Production run: 125 Art: Gordon Morison

Tommy Pinball Wizard (TOM) /No. 2579/ Data East USA, Inc., February 1994, 4 players Theme: Celebrities - Fictional - Licensed Theme Features: Flippers(3), Multiball(6), Bumpers(6) Toys: Flipper Blinders Design: Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula Art: Markus Rothkranz Graphics: Lyman Sheats Jr., John Carpenter Software: Lonnie Ropp Sound: Brian Schmidt See it, feel it, touch it, play it, BUY IT! Tommy, a name that means pinball. Rule sheets: Stewart's Guide to The Who's Tommy Images: Playfield, Flipper Blinders

Viper /No. 2739/ Stern Electronics, Inc., December 1981, 4 players Model number: 148 Design: Joe Joos Jr. Mechanics: Joe Joos Jr.

FIN

8/23/97